Vocabulary
What does 棚から牡丹餅 (たなからぼたもち) mean?
棚から牡丹餅 (たなからぼたもち) means unexpected good luck arrives without effort (lit. a rice cake falls from the shelf).
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棚から牡丹餅たなからぼたもち
TOPICS
unexpected good luck arrives without effort (lit. a rice cake falls from the shelf)
Example sentences
宝くじで一万円が当たるなんて、棚から牡丹餅だ。
Winning ten thousand yen in the lottery is real manna from heaven.